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Film Appreciation
for our midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. DIegesis | refers to the world of the films story, including not only what is shown, but what is implied |
| Mis-en-scéne | "put on stage", everything in the shot |
| 3 point lighting | lighting technique that combines key, fill, and backlighting to blend the distribution of light in a scene |
| deep focus | multiple planes in the shot are all in focus simultaneously |
| shallow focus | a shot in which only a narrow range of the field is in focus |
| aspect ratio | the width-to-length ratio of the film frame as it appears on a movie screen or television monitor |
| canted framing | framing that is not level, creating an unbalanced appearance |
| continuity editing- | editing used to construct a coherent time and space, and to tell stories clearly and efficiently; each shot or scene has a continuous relationship to the next |
| low angle shot | a shot from a position lower than it's subject |
| racking focus | a dramatic change in focus from one object to another |
| zoom in shot | magnifuing nd reframing the lens focal length, often used in close up |
| zoom-out | reversing the action of zoom in, so that objects that appear close initially are distanced and reframed as small figures |
| fade in/out | fade it: black screen gradually brightens to a full picture fade out: image gradually darkens to black |
| dissolve | optical effect that briefly superimposes one shot over the next. one image fades out as another image fades in and takes its place |
| graphic match | an edit in which a dominant shape or line in one shot provides a visual transition to a similar shape or line in the next shot |
| wipe | a transition used to join two shots by moving a vertical, horizontal, or sometimes diagonal line across one image to replace it with a second image that follows the line across the frame |
| parallel editing | an editiong technique that alternates between two or more strands of action in separate locations, often resented as occurring simultaneously |
| Match on action | a cut between two shots featuring a similar visual action, such a s when a shot in which a charter opening a door cuts to a shot depicting the continuation of that action |
| establishing shot | generally, an initial long shot that establishes the location and setting and that orients the viewer in space to a clear view of the action |
| eye-line-match | shot of a character looking offscreen with a shot of a subject whose screen potation matches gaze of the character |
| 180 degree rule | a central convention of continuity editing that restricts possible camera setups to the 180 degree area on 1 side of an imaginary line |
| chiaroscuro lighting | a term that descrbes dramatic high contrast lighting that emphasizes shadows and the contrast b/w light and dark |
| tilt | an upward or downward rotation of the camera, whose tripod or mount remains in a fixed position, producing a vertical movement onscreen |
| POV | a subjective shot that reproduces a characters optical point of view, often precede and/or followed by shots of the character looking |
| Blocking | the arrangement and movement of actors in relation to each other writing the mis-en-scénce |
| props | an object that functions as part of the set or as a tool used by the actors |
| stars | well known actor whose appearance in films builds on audience expectations and promotes the movie |
| long shot | framing that places considerable distance between the camera and the scene or person so that the object or person is recognizable, but defined bu the large space and background |
| medium shot | a middle ground framing in which we see the body of a person from approximately the waist up |
| ancillary market | a venue other than theatrical release in which a film can make money such as foreign sales, airlines, pay television, cable, or home video |
| pre-production | the phase when a film project is in development, involving preparing the script, financing the project, casting, hiring crew, and securing locations |
| post-production | the period in the film making process that occurs after principal photography has been completed and usually consisting of editing, sound, and special effects work |
| pan | a left or right rotation of the camera, whose tripod or mount remains in a fixed position that produces a horizontal movement onscreen |
| dolly shot | a shot in which the camera is moved on a wheeled dolly that follows a determined course |
| handheld shot | a film image produced by an individual carrying the camera, creating an unsteady shot that may suggest the point of view of and individual moving through space |
| dialectic montage | a concept developed in the theories and films of soviet silent film director Eisenstein that refers to the cutting together of conflicting or unrelated images to generate or emotion in the viewer |
| exclusive | a movie that premieres in restricted locations initially |
| limited release | the practice of initially distributing a film only to major cities and expanding distribution according to its success or failure |
| wide release | the premiere of a movie at many locations simultaneously, sometimes as 1500 to 2000 screens nationally |
| saturation booking | distribution strategy of releasing film simultaneoulsy in as many locations as possible |
| platforming | the distribution strategy of releasing a film in gradually widening markets and theaters so that its slowly builds up reputation through reviews and word of mouth |
| director | the chief creative presence or primary manager in film production, responsible for all work in making a movie |
| set | a constructed setting, often on a studio soundstage, but both the setting and the set can combine natural and constructed elements |
| realism | an artworks truthful picture of a society, person or some other dimension of everyday life; an artistic movement that aims to achieve verisimilitude |
| instrumental prop | a prop used for its common function |
| metaphorical prop | a prop invested with metaphorical meaning |
| contextualized prop | used to move a plot forward, but is of little importance to the primary elements of the movie |
| performance | actors use of language, physical expression, and gesture to bring a character to life |
| stylized acting | empathetic and self-conscious acting, actor seems fully aware of audience |
| naturalistic | requires an actor to fully and naturally embody a role |
| lead character | 2 or 3 actors, often starts, who represent central characters |
| supporting characger | actors who play secondary characters in a films, serving as foils or companions to lead |
| frontal lighting | techniques used to illuminate the subject from the front |
| side lighting | used to illuminate the subject from the side |
| under lighting | used to illuminate the subject from below |
| top lighting | used to illuminate the subject from above |
| close up | framing that shows details of a person or an object |
| steadicam | a stabilization system that allows an operator to film a continuos and steady shot without losing the freedom of movement afforded by the handheld camera |
| shot | a continuos point of view that h may move forward or backward, up or down, but not change, break or cut to another point of view or image |
| vertigo | tracking in while zooming out dolly in/zoom out=background moves out dolly out/zoom in= background moves in |
| tracking shot | a shot that changes the position of the point of view by moving forward, backward, or around the subject, usually on constructed tracks |
| american shot | refers to a medium long("knee") film shot of a group of characters who are arranged so that all are visible to the camera |
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